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I’ve seen this before but I only looked a few moves deep because I underestimated Black’s counterplay
1.R1e6 threatening Rxg7+ Kxg7 Qe7+ Kg8 and Rg6# and also Rh6+ Kg8 Re8+ Kf7 Qe7#
1… Qxe6
2.Qxe6 threatening to start a mating attack with Qxf5+
2… Rf8 3.d8=Q a1=Q+ 5.Kh2 Nf2 6.Rxg7+ Kxg7 8.Qdd7+ Kh8 9.Qh6+ Kg8 10.Qg7#
or 8.Qg5+ Kh6/Kh7 9.Qh6
8.Qg5+ Kh7/Kh8 9.Qh6#
If 1. R1e6 then …a1=Q+ 2. Kh2 Rxg2+ 3. Kxg2 Qaa2+ 4. Re2 Qd5+ as a result of it the endgame is lost for white.
I think it would be better:
1. Qf6 Nf2+
2. Kh2 Rg8
3. Qxf5+ Kh6
4. R1e6+ Qxe6
5. Qxe6+ Kh7
6. Qf5+ Kh6
7. Qe6+ Kh7
8. Qf5+ Kh6
9. Qe6+ Kh7
it’s a draw
1. Qf6 Nf2+
2. Kh2 Rg8/Qg8
3. Qxf5+ Kh6
4. Qg5+ Kh7
5. Qxh5#
1. Qf6! is all right. Now Bg7 must be protected either by the black queen or by Rh8
1. … Nf2+ just delaying, as Paulius pointed out.
2. Kh2 Rg8
– 2. … Qg8 does not change anything, as Paulius pointed out.
– 2. … Qxc3 3.Rxg7#
3. Qf5+ Kh6
4. Qg5+! Kh6
5. Qxh5#
of course 4. Qg5+ Kh7, not Kh6
Thanks Alena, problems on here with the question “can White/Black save this game” are usually a win.
This is a very, very good puzzle, posted here twice in 2013. Alena has the right first move. I will wait til morning before posting a link to the last time this was posted.
I found two ways of destroying black.
Fisrt of all 1. Qf6. Treats a mate on g7 and i dont see a defense for black. 1. …Nf2 is just a check. 1. …Rg8 or queen interposition doest work. Unless i dont see a briliant move for black.
Another way to demolish black is 1. Rxg7 folowed by 2. Qe7+ (but not with Re7+, because black will move 2. …Qf7). 2. Qf7. 3. Qg5+ and the rest is easy. If on move 2, black plays Kh6 or Kg8, white will play 3. Qg5+ anyway.
No, this was an issue the last posting of this puzzle; 1.Rxg7 loses for white- after 2.Qe7 Qf7 3.Qg5, black plays 3…..Kh7! I demonstrated conclusively that black wins all continuations after that.
At first I thought there was a draw needed but in fact the white is winning
1. Qf6 Nf2+
2. Kh2 Rg8
3. Rxg7+ Rxg7
4. Qxf5+ Kh6
5. d8=Q Qg8
6. Re6+ Qxe6
7. Qh8+ Rh7
8. Qhxh7#
Here is the link to the posting of this problem on September 22, 2013.
Link
As noted above, 1.Qf6 is a mate in 5 or fewer. The very time this puzzle was posted in 2013, I missed the 1.Qf6 completely and spent a long time trying to make 1.Rg7 Kg7 2.Re7/2.Qe7 work, but both main variations of 1.Rg7 lose for white.